NASA's National Full Scale Aerodynamics Complex, which houses two of the world's largest wind tunnels and has been used for testing experimental aircraft since 1944, is presented. This video highlights the structure and instrumentation of the 40 x 80 foot and 80 x 120 foot wind tunnels and documents their use in testing full scale aircraft, NASA's Space Shuttle and the XV-15 Tiltrotor aircraft.


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    Title :

    World's Largest Wind Tunnel


    Publication date :

    1987-10-01


    Type of media :

    Audio-visual


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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